On 08/04/99 15:27:17 you wrote:

NDMP is the strategic direction for backup at Network Appliance. We see NDMP as a winner for Network Attached Storage (NAS) vendors and ultimately we think this could also be very prevalent in Storage Area Network (SAN) environments too.

When Netapp has a hybrid NAS/SAN solution, I would expect straight "local" backup to a tape device on the SAN to be an option, via traditional dump, without NDMP involved.

Bruce